diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97e0a99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bin/*
+deps.obj.inc
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index b1f154d7..1a5b882a 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ Conquest
 makedeps.txt
 *.mod
 *.o
+datestamp.f90
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testsuite/.gitignore b/testsuite/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba612c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+__pycache__
+Conquest_*
+*.i00*
+*.bib
+*.dat
+*.log
\ No newline at end of file